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The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report

Opioid Addiction (May) | 2014

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FDA Approves New Naloxone Device to Prevent Overdose Deaths

May 1, 2014
As deaths from heroin and other opioids continue to skyrocket nationwide, the FDA recently fast-tracked approval of a lifesaving device to reverse opioid overdoses. Read More

WHO Releases Guidelines on Perinatal Addiction

May 1, 2014
The World Health Organization has released evidence-based guidelines for healthcare professionals to help pregnant women who abuse alcohol or other drugs. Read More

Informed Consent in Opioid Addiction Treatment: An Ethical Obligation

May 22, 2014
Informed consent—whether it be for psychotherapy, prescribing a medication, or performing a surgical procedure—is an ethical principle firmly established in law and medicine. While there has been no formal research on this subject, my experience suggests that many addiction treatment programs fail to obtain valid informed consent. Read More

Vivitrol: Another Option for Opioid Addiction?

May 1, 2014
Naltrexone first hit the US market as an oral medication (ReVia) way back in 1984. Over the years, it developed a solid reputation for treating alcoholism and remains a first-line therapy today. Naltrexone was a bust, however, when it came to treating opioid addiction. Read More

Methadone versus Buprenorphine

May 1, 2014
Get insight into the differences between methadone and buprenorphine when used to treat opioid addiction, in an interview with Gavin Bart, MD, PhD, FACP, FASAM, director of the division of addiction medicine at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minnesota. Read More

Addiction Following Bariatric Surgery

May 1, 2014
More than 100,000 Americans undergo surgery each year, about a 10-fold increase compared to the 1990s (Nguyen NT et al, J Am Coll Surg 2011;213(2):261–266). Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) is the most common procedure performed. As surgical volumes increased, reports started to emerge about addiction following surgery. Read More

Learning Objectives, Opioid Addiction, CATR, May 2014

May 1, 2014
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Noah Capurso, MD, MHS

Dr. Capurso is the Assistant Director of Addiction Services at Connecticut Valley Hospital and an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine. Prior to joining Connecticut Valley Hospital, he was the medical director of the Detoxification & Addiction Stabilization Service and the Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Program at the West Haven Veterans Administration Hospital. He completed medical school, psychiatry residency, and addiction psychiatry fellowship at Yale.

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